Journal of Dental Panacea

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Green dentistry is a high-tech approach that reduces the environmental impact of dental practices and encompasses a service model for dentistry that supports and maintains wellness. It is an approach of dentistry that encourages sustainable practices by reducing resource consumption and waste. Eco-friendly dentistry also tries to increase the health of patients by reducing chemical use in the clinics and using low volatile products. Eco-friendly dentist offices take into consideration patient volume, consumption of dental resources, electricity, energy, chemical and water usage and waste and try to implement environmentally friendly alternatives. By conserving water, using digital imaging and recycling the many recyclable items that pass through the office of a green dentist, a great impact is made. This article provides a series of 'green' recommendations that dentists around the world can implement as going green is need of the hour.

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Green Dentistry, Environment Friendly.
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